captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, december 31st, 2015. this is the "cbs morning news." bill cosby released on a million dollars bail after he is charged in a decade-old sex crime. cosby's attorneys say he will be exonerated. >> floodwaters in missouri, illinois and kentucky. the mississippi has spilled over nine federal levees in the st. louis area alone and forecasters say the dire conditions are likely to get worse. and a rough ride for some

21 were injured when their flight from shanghai to toronto hit severe turbulence. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. comedian bill cosby is free on bail this morning. one renowned tv dad was formally charged on wednesday with sexual assault. dozens of women have come forward this year accusing the entertainer of assault. his lawyers expect cosby to be flue exonerated. kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: bill cosby made no comment and leaned on his lawyers as he evident park in elkins park, pennsylvania. the comedian is free on 1 million dollars bill. cosby is accused of drugging and

temple university employee andrea con stand. >> paralyzed, unable to move. a person in that state cannot give consent. >> reporter: the decision to charge cosby comes just days before the statute of limitations would have run out. prosecutors said evidence from a 2005 unsealed over the summer. in it, cosby admitted to giving women drugs. more than 50 women have come forward accusing cosby of sexuality assault, including victoria valentino. >> we were elated. >> reporter: cosby was ordered to surrender his passport. when a judge said good luck to you, sir, cosby shouted back, thank you. his lawyers make a statement, make no mistake, we intend to mount a vigorous defense against

expect that mr. cosby will be exonerated. >> 12 years after an alleged assault. >> reporter: if convict, cosby faces five to ten years in prison system and a $25,000 fine. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will speak with bill cosby's attorney monique presley. parts of the midwest are swamped in deadly floodwaters. water is still rising and threatening to break levees. flooding is blamed for at least 20 deaths. marchlie ds marlee hall has more. >> reporter: rising floodwaters rushed over homes and roads and businesses in missouri on wednesday. firefighters rescued one man trapped on top of his pickup truck. >> we could say anything over and over and over. it would be don't drive into water. >> reporter: at least a half

st. louis where the merrimack and mississippi rivers meet. karla bryant organized residents to save as many homes as possible. >> these are my neighbors. we have done everything we can and we still can't beat it. >> reporter: in valley park, volunteers tried to protect this business, which is only a block away from a levee. >> the levee behind us was only like a foot to go and then just going to be some flooding. >> reporter: sandbags are often no match for raging rivers. forecasters say floodwaters are rising more than one inch per hour in some communities. nearly 20 levees along the mississippi river and its tributaries could fail. mandatory evacuation orders are in place for numerous communities, but some residents would rather stay. >> tomorrow is another day. new year's at the end of the week so 2016 has to be better. >> reporter: the mississippi is

15 feet above flood stage. march the mother of the so-called alou ens a teenager arrived in teenager overnight. ethan couch is still detained in deportation. authorities believe couch and his mother fled to avoid facing the teen's possibly probation. >> i expect no list. they will fight every step of the way. i know they are not suddenly turning over a new leaf and say let's go back to texas and face the music. that's not how they have lived. >> couch received ten years of probation for a deadly drunken crash. the man who allegedly supplied the guns used in the san bernardino massacre now faces conspiracy charges.

marquez yesterday. he lied about buying the assault rifles and planning prior attacks that were never executed. marquez cooperated are authorities in the days after the shooting. terrifying moments for passengers on an air canada flight. it made an emergency landing on wednesday after experiencing severe turbulence. nearly two dozen people went to the hospital. chris martinez has reaction from passengers. >> reporter: injured passengers were rushed out of calgary international airport on canada. air flight from shanghai to toronto experienced heavy turbulence sending 21 passengers to the hospital, including three children. >> honestly, we thought we were dying. like you see in the movies where okay? everything went to the ceiling that wasn't anchored. >> we started flying like you were in mid air and i fell back down. >> it was just like you in the roller coaster. screaming. >> reporter: the plane was diverted to calgary where

the gate. paramedics say some of the injuries were neck and back-related. >> we don't have -- none of the patients are life-threatening in any manner. >> reporter: passengers say the pilot did the best he could, under the circumstances. >> a lesson to be learned to all of you put your seat belts on even when it's sunshine. >> reporter: air canada says a full investigation is under way. chris martinez, cbs news. chicago police will have access to more tasers in an effort to cut down on officer-involved shooting. that was part of a sweeping policy change announced yesterday by embattled mayor rahm emanuel. he is complementing deescalation training. security is tight around the world this morning as many plan to celebrate the new year. new york city police will carefully screen people today who want to watch the ball drop in times square. about 6,000 officers will cover the event. soldiers are deployed throughout

last month's terror attack. around 60,000 police and troops are deployed across france for a new year's celebrations. tensions are high in turkey where two suspects were detained who aledly planned to detonate suicide bombs tonight. belgium's capital cancelled new year's eve fireworks amid an attack. millionaires were no grand prize winning tickets sold for last night's powerball. the next drawing is saturday. . coming up on the "morning news." a ban on a popular beauty product. we will tell you why the president made microbeads illegal.

new worries over the impact of el nino. and a beauty staple is outlawed. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the "atlanta

president obama has signed a law banning plastic microbeads from wash. an estimated 800 trillion beads are flushed down the drain every day. scientists say that they are too small to be caught in waste water treatment filters and they end up in the water supply. july. "the washington post" says the driver who was killed after he crashed into another car carrying secret service agents in new hampshire on tuesday had an extensive criminal history. he was identified as bruce danforth. the four secret service agents suffered serious injuries. the bbc reports the powerful el nino weather phenomenon this year and next is expected to be as bad as the one in 1998. el nino is linked to floods and storms around the world as well as unusual temperatures. the north pole, for example, was

the most loved cars on the road and big lift for weight watcherers. wanda roulette is with that and more in new york. >> on general obligation bonds next week. the u.s. territory's governor said on wednesday, bondholders will receive the $329 million they are owed, but that payment will come from lower-grade bonds. general obligation bonds are considered the safest investment bonds. puerto rico has racked up billions in bond debt that it says it cannot pay. wall street stocks ended lower on yet another drop in oil prices. the dow lost 117 points on wednesday. the s&p 500 index was off 15. the nasdaq fell 42 points. the u.s. is reportedly preparing new sanctions over iran's ballistic missile program. "wall street journal" says the potential sanctions can be imposed under july's land mark nuclear agreement. international companies and individuals suspected of

missile program would be targeted. oprah winfrey's new tv commercial for weight watchers has given the company's stock price another boost. the commercial began airing on wednesday. shares jumped 19%. weight watchers stomp has trippled since october when winfrey bought a 10% stake in the company. most satisfying cars were the tesla model s. the chevy corvette and the porch kaman. the nissan juke least favorable cars and the nissan pathfinder. >> i think my true love when it comes to car is my first car. reliant k-car. she had a lot of miles on her but she got the job done. >> i like my mustang convertible! >> that sounds like a nice car.

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his campaign strategy as we approach the iowa caucuses. he is cancelling tv ads and boosting himself on the ground. tougher. before the first votes, candidates are doing what they can to separate themselves from the pack and that means turning on each other. >> i think as we get down the stretch here, some of them get a their attacks. >> reporter: marco rubio was the target of attacks from jeb bush. this ad attacking rubio's voting record in congress. rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. >> reporter: and christie went after the senators in the race. >> marco rubio and ted cruz and rand paul who come from the senate, all who have never had an executive job in their lives. >> reporter: one person escaping most of the attacks is front-runner donald trump.

>> madam president, can you imagine? oh! believe me, women, if it's got to be a woman, which i'm all in favor of someday, it shouldn't be hillary. >> reporter: in south carolina wednesday, trump, once again, implied clinton is a hypocrite for claiming he is degrading to women, considering president bill clinton's past affairs. >> she wants to accuse me of things and her husband is one of the greatest abusers of the world? give me a break. >> reporter: trump says if he wins the nomination, he will win the female vote and beat clinton in november. mark albert, cbs news, the white in sports now. the golden state warriors, without steph curry were routed by dallas. curry missed the his first game of bruise. dallas blew out the warriors 114-91. it was golden state's second loss of the season. in what was likely his last game in boston, kobe bryant had

lead the lakers to a 112-104 win over the celtics. bryant notched his first double-double of his final season. in the final minute, the boston crowd chanted his name. in college hoops, marcus tate scored 18 points and seventh ranked north carolina remain unbeaten all-time against clemson at chapel hill. the tar heels beat the tigers 80-69. and who are the best athletes of all time? well, according to a just released harris poll, michael jordan tops the list. no surprise there. jordan ranked as the greatest basketball player also. following jordan were babe ruth, boxing great muhammad ali and serena williams and denver quarterback peyton manning. still to come, good-bye to the penny. we will tell you why a california store says using the one cent coin just doesn't make sense.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. here is another look at this morning's top stories. comedian bill cosby is formally charged with sexual assault. he was arraigned yesterday in a pennsylvania courtroom for a case dating back nearly 12 years. his attorneys expect cosby to be exonerated. rivers in the midwest could crest today and trigger more flooding. the mississippi river, near st. louis, could climb about 15 feet above flood stage. mandatory evacuation orders are in place. nearly two dozen people have died in flooding incidents. the new year will bring change and, perhaps, a lack of it to a fullerton, california, convenience store. the mission market will stop

a sign tells customers all transactions will be rounded to the nearest nickel. >> we accumulate lint and throw hem on the trash and put them in our piggy bank never to be seen another. >> reporter: a supply of penny will be kept on hand just in case. the largest container ship to dock in north america arrived in oakland, california, from china. the benjamin franklin is 1,300 feet long and 20 stories high! it can carry 18,000 containers. about one-third more than the next largest ship. the 4-h project was pretty yaer easy for dakota rogers in texas. he had to raise a chicken. it kept on eating and eating until it weighed about 24 pounds. most chickens are 4 pounds. they have named the chicken big mac. pretty good name. coming up after your local

tips for sticking to your new year's resolutions. i'm anne-marie green.

some of the biggest stories of the past year included the pope's visit to the u.s. and the attack in san bernardino. jamie yuccas has a look back. >> reporter: the december attack on a holiday party in san bernardino, california, was the country's worst mass shooting since sandy hook elementary school. 14 people were killed when a radicalized husband and wife team opened fire. >> this was an act of terrorism. >> reporter: other mass shootings took place at a lafayette, louisiana movie theater.

shooting posed with confederate flags and triggering a backlash that led to the removal of the flag from state ground are. in north charleston, south carolina, walter scott was shot in the back. in baltimore, freddie gray died. in chicago, newly released video of laquan mcdonald's 2014 death touched off community protests and charges of murder against police officers. racial incidents sparked protests on several college campuses, including the university of missouri where the president resigned after the football team refused to play. boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev and colorado movie theater james holmes were both found guilty. tsarnaev got the death penalty. supreme court legalized same-sex

celebration and nuptials nationwide. county clerk kim davis spent days in jail after refusing to issue licenses because of her religious beliefs. a massive manhunt. police shot and killed one convict and captured the other. "el faro" and its 33-person crew sank and died. california's governor declared a state of emergency as the record drought got worse. ever. more than 110 inches. pope francis captivated americans on his first trip to the states, visiting washington, philadelphia. the nfl suspended super bowl mvp tom brady over deflategate but a

>> triple crown! >> and american pharaoh won the triple crown. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," legal analysis from the big cosby case. we will hear from cbs news legal expert rikki klieman. tips for success when it comes to sticking to the new year's resolution. we will have a preview of some of hollywood's biggest movies in 2016. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.